Improvement in shirts



S. DEUTSCH.

SHIRT.

Patented May 2,1876.

mwniur NJETES. FHOTOvLITNOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON. D, C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.,

sIGMUND DEUTscH, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNsYLvANIA- IMPROVEMENT IN SHIRTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.` l 76,935, dated May Q, 1876; applicationled March 8, 1876.

' To all whom t may concern Be itknown that I, SIGMUND DEUTSCH, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new andA useful Combined Shirt, Re-

n' movable Lining, Chest-Protector, and Ornamental Front; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,'such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to maire and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part `of this specification, in which- Fignre lis a front view of the shirt, the protector concealed from view. Fig. 2 is a front view of the shirt with the ornamental side of the protectorexposed to view. Fig. 3 is a perspective of the protector. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the front of the shirt when the protector is worn beneath the shirt. Fig. 5` is a vertical section of the front of the vshirt when the protector is exposed to view.

' the same to the removable lining.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents a shirt of any suitable material, as woolen,

cotton, `or other fabric, which will stand washing. The entire front of said shirt is designed to be made in one piece, without the usual central button or stud holes, which may, however, be employed if desired. B B represent button-holes, arranged, as shown, in-a line cov incident with what would ordinarily be the edge of lthe bosom if a bosom were inserted i-n the usual manner. Said holes pass through the shirt-front B and through a stay or backing, O, sewed to the back of said front by two lines of stitching, c c. D represents a lining for the front of the shirt, intended to be made of' some suitable chest-protecting material, the article generally employed for that purposefbeing one which will not wash, and which, on that account, it is desirable to have removable from the shirt. This lining is provided with buttons d d, by means of which it is secured in place, said buttons passing through the holes B. The inner side of this lining is intended to be furnished with an ornamental character or letter of some kind, a star, E, being shown in the drawing to represent the same. On parades 4or other occasions the lining will be worn to be much more easy and comfortable than' protectors which are hung in an unmanly manner around the neck. At the same time alinen dic-key, suitably/provided with holes,

may be secured in front to the buttons d pass' ving through the holes B.

What I claim as my invention isv1. A shirt the front of which is formed or provided with button-holes B B, arranged in a line coincident with that occupied by the v edge of a bosom, substantially as specified, or in a lineor lines passing on each side of the middle of the front, as shown and described.

2. A shirt-front provided with the stay or backing C, and having button-holes passing through said front and stay, substantially as shown and described. Y,

3. A shirt-front with a' removable lining,

D, forming a chest-protector, substantially as.

shown and described.

4. A shirt-front, D, constructed as described, and provided with buttons cl cl on one side to permit its' use either as a chestproteetor or shirt-front, as shown and set forth.

5. As a new article of manufacture, acombined shirt and removable chest-protecting lining and bosom combined, said shirt being provided with buttonholes,`arranged on a' line `ooincident with that occupied by the In testimony that JI claim the foregoing, l edge of a bosom, or on either side of a cen have hereunto. set my hand this 29th day of ,tral line, and the removable bosom having February/1876.

buttons to correspondwith said button-holes, o SIGMUND DEUTSCH. and allow it to be Worn either outside or in,` Witnesses: side the shirt as a. chest-protectoror bosom, GEO; C. SHELMERDINE,

substautiallyas described. SAML. J. 4VAN STAVoREN. 

